Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
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This course introduces key figures, theories and themes from two centuries of British political thought. It includes Hobbes and Locke (political obligation); Hume and Smith (wealth and virtue); Burke and Paine (revolution). It also explores common concerns - liberty; obligation; civic virtue; the claim 'to know better' - and considers their enduring relevance.